Public school board opens Kindergarten registration

Registration forms available online

The Kawartha Pine Ridge Public School Board is accepting registrations for children starting Junior or Senior Kindergarten next fall.

By next September, roughly three quarters of the local public board's elementary schools will offer full-day Kindergarten, with the remaining 18 schools moving to the full-day program in 2014.

According to Diane Lloyd, the implementation of full-day Kindergarten has run smoothly for the past two years, with positive feedback from parents and school staff.

Registering early for the coming school year will give parents and guardians access to valuable, practical information to help prepare children for the start of the school year, including publications from the board and community organizations serving children, as well as information nights in the winter and spring.

To register for Junior Kindergarten, the child must turn four by Dec. 31, 2013. Students registering for Senior Kindergarten must turn five by the same date.

When registering, parents should bring the child's birth certificate, or other proof of the child's age, proof of address, and current immunization information.